Denmark, Census, 1855

What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index & images to the enumeration of all persons in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 February 1855. This index was created by MyHeritage from images provided by the National Archives of Denmark. The census was taken on the first of February and included Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Danish West Indies and Schleswig-Holstein.The enumeration for Denmark was divided into three sections: Copenhagen city, other cities and rural areas. This publication includes only Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein.

The counties included in the Schleswig section are:

The National Archives of Denmark has cataloged this census with Danmarks Statistik (Dennmark Statistical Office) as the responsible government office. More information about the records created by this office can be found at the National Archives of Denmark's online catalog, Daisy.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Danish and German. For help reading them see:

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The census forms contain the following information.

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Byernes eller Stedernes Navne, med Anførsel af Gaarde, Huse, o.s.v.	Town's or place's name with reference of farms, houses, etc.
Familiernes Antal	Number of families
Samtlige Personers fulde Navne	All persons' full names
Enhver Personers Alder, det løbende Alders Aar iberegnet.	Each person's age, determined according to the current year
Gift, ugift, enkemand, enke eller fraskilt	Married, unmarried, widower, widow or divorced
Fødestedet nemlig Kjøbstadens og paa Landet Sognets og Amtets Navn og ved Udlandinge og de i Bilandene og i Colonierne Fødte Landet hvor de ere fødte	Birthplace namely the city or in the country the parish and county's name and for foreigners and those born in the dependency colonies where they are born.
Personernes Stilling i Familien, Titel, Embede, Forretning, Næringsvei eller hvilket Erhverv de leve, eller om forsørges af Fattigvæsenet	Persons' position in the family, title, office, business, trade, occupation, or how they are provided for or provided for by the Poor Commission
Troesbekjendelsen	Religion
Af disse være: / Døvstumme / Døve / Blinde	Of these are / Deaf and dumb / Deaf / Blind
Anmærkinger	Remarks

Collection Content

For additional details about these records and help using them see Denmark, Censuses - FamilySearch Historical Records

Sample Images

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  Alslev parish, Fakse district, Præstø county, Denmark

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  Gettorf parish, Lindau estate, Dänischwold estate district, Schleswig

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. Only the DGS numbers are displayed. This table lists the first item on each folder in this collection. The contents may be continued from the previous folder.

DGS	Roll	Country	County	District	Parish	City	Quarter	First Street
103918543	2000	Denmark	Aalborg	Aars	Aars
103918544	2001	Denmark	Aalborg	Hindsted	Skelund
103918545	2002	Denmark	Århus	Framlev	Borum
103918546	2003	Denmark	Århus	Sabro	Lading
103918547	2004	Denmark	Frederiksborg	Horns	Dråby
103918548	2005	Denmark	Frederiksborg	Strø	Alsønderup
103918549	2006	Denmark	Hjørring	Dronninglund	Dronninglund
103918550	2007	Denmark	Hjørring	Vennebjerg	Ruberg
103918551	2008	Denmark	Holbæk	Merløse	Ågerup
103918552	2009	Denmark	Holbæk	Skippinge	Agnsø
103918553	2010	Denmark	København	Sokkelund	Brønshøj
103918554	2011	Denmark	København (Roskilde)	Sømme	Ågerup
103918555	2012	Denmark	Maribo	Falster Sønder	Åstrup
103918556	2013	Denmark	Maribo	Lolland Sønder	Arninge
103918557	2014	Denmark	Odense	Båg	Bågø
103918558	2015	Denmark	Odense	Odense	Bellinge
103918559	2016	Denmark	Odense	Vends	Ejby
103918560	2017	Denmark	Præstø	Fakse	Alslev
103918561	2018	Denmark	Præstø	Stevns	Lille Heddinge
103918562	2019	Denmark	Randers	Nørre	Anholt
103918563	2020	Denmark	Randers	Sønderhald	Krogsbæk
103918564	2021	Denmark	Ribe	Skads	Årre
103918565	2022	Denmark	Ribe		Sct. Johannes
103918566	2023	Denmark	Ringkøbing	Hind	Gammel
103918567	2024	Denmark	Ringkøbing	Ulvborg	Husby
103918568	2025	Denmark	Skanderborg	Silkeborg birk	Rye
103918569	2026	Denmark	Sorø	Ringsted	Haslev
103918570	2027	Denmark	Sorø	Vester Flakkebjerg	Aggersø
103918571	2028	Denmark	Svendborg	Gudme	Gudme
103918572	2029	Denmark	Svendborg	Salling	Sønder Broby
103918573	2030	Denmark	Svendborg	Langelands Sønder	Humble
103918574	2031	Denmark	Thisted	Morsø Sønder	Karby
103918575	2032	Denmark	Vejle	Brusk	Harte
103918576	2033	Denmark	Vejle	Nørvang	Øster Nykirke
103918577	2034	Denmark	Viborg	Lysgaard	Almind
103918578	2035	Denmark	Viborg	Sønderlyng	Aalum
103918579	2036	Denmark				København	Christianshavn	Sankt Annæ 276
103918580	2037	Denmark				København	Klædebo	Klædeboderne 1
103918581	2038	Denmark				København	Købmager	Sværtegade 120
103918582	2039	Denmark				København	Nørre	Studiestræde 89
103918583	2040	Denmark				København	Rosenborg	Købmagergade (lille Kjøbmagergade) 186
103918584	2041	Denmark				København	Sankt Annæ Vester	Adelgade 242
103918585	2042	Denmark				København	Sank Annæ Vester Nyboder	Kamelgade 3, 1. Division, 1. Kompagni
103918586	2043	Denmark				København	Sankt Annæ Øster	Amaliegade 127
103918587	2044	Denmark				København	Snarens	Gammeltorv 98
103918588	2045	Denmark				København	Udenbys Klædebo	Skt. Hans Torvet 64
103918589	2046	Denmark				København	Vester	Nytorv 1
103918590	2047	Denmark				København	Øster	Store Kirkestræde 48
103918591	2048	Denmark				Aalborg (part 1)	1ste rode	Gravensgade 117
103918592	2049	Denmark				Aalborg (part 3)		Algade 516
103918593	2050	Denmark				Århus (part 1)	1ste rode	Studsgade 166
103918594	2051	Denmark				Århus (part 3)	2den rode	Fiskergade 495
103918595	2052	Denmark				Århus (part 4)	3de rode	Nygade 780
103918596	2054	Denmark				Fåborg	Nørre	Torvet 48
103918597	2055	Denmark				Fredericia
103918598	2056	Denmark				Hjørring	4de	Østergade 61
103918599	2057	Denmark				Korsør	1ste	Ahlgade
103918600	2058	Denmark				Nykøbing Falster	Østergade rode	Østergade 33
103918601	2059	Denmark				Odense (part 1)		Overgade 48a
103918602	2060	Denmark				Odense (part 3)		Vestergade 244
103918603	2061	Denmark				Odense (part 2)		Nørregade 474a
103918604	2062	Denmark				Odense (part 7)		Nedergade 669
103918605	2063	Denmark				Ringkøbing		Bredgaden 1
103918606	2064	Denmark				Slagelse	Smedegade Fjerding	Kjelden 1
103918607	2065	Denmark				Svendborg (part 1)		Gerritsgade 1
103918608	2066	Denmark				Svendborg (part 3)		Overgade 480
103918609	2067	Denmark				Viborg	1ste	St. Mogensgade 17
103918610	1	Schleswig		Dithmarschen		Burg	1ste	Breite Strasse 1
103918611	2	Schleswig		Schleswig-Flensborg		Flensborg		Matr. Nr. 430
103918612	3	Schleswig		Sønderborg		Sønderborg
103918613	4	Schleswig	Flensborg	Ugle	Egggebæk
103918614	5	Schleswig	Haderslev	Haderslev	Hoptrup
103918615	6	Schleswig	Nordborg		Søby
103918616	7	Schleswig	Slesvig	2. Angler godsdistrikt	Gettorf